Published 11:20 IST, March 1st 2020

Coronavirus outbreak: American Airlines to suspend flights to Milan

American Airlines Inc said on February 29 that it will be suspending all US flights to Milan in order to take precautionary measures amid coronavirus outbreak.

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American Airlines reportedly said on February 29 that it will be suspending all ir US flights to Milan, Italy in order to take precautionary measures against coronavirus. This comes hours after US State Department anunced that it was raising its travel warnings for parts of Italy due to COVID-19 outbreak. According to reports, Italy is facing worst outbreak of infectious disease in Europe that took 29 lives and  has 1,100 confirmed cases. virus outbreak in country took place around last week in a city which is 40 miles (60 km) from Milan,  financial capital situated in country's rth. 

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As per reports, American Airlines said that it will suspend flights from New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport and Miami till April 24 witnessing a reduction in demand. Trump ministration on Saturday raised its travel visory alert to "Level 4 - Do t Travel" to Lombardo and Veneto in Italy due to increase in virus transmission cases and imposition of local quarantine procedures. airline reportedly said that its final flight will return from Milan on Sunday. As per reports, airline said that it will be operating a daily flight to Italy between Philelphia and Rome from both places. airline is scheduled to resume its seasonal service to Venice in May. 

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' reason to panic'

US President Donald Trump on Saturday held a press conference where he said re is ' reason to panic' after one citizen died of vel coronavirus earlier in day. Trump at briefing said, "We respectfully ask media and politicians and everybody else involved t to do anything to incite panic because re's reason to panic at all." Trump furr insisted that criticism of his ministration’s handling of virus outbreak was a hoax. Trump ministration also anunced ditional travel restrictions affecting Iran, Italy, and South Korea in response to coronavirus outbreak.

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11:20 IST, March 1st 2020